vaccine
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10th Circuit skeptical of anti-vax challenge to military’s COVID-19 policy
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Two former military personnel ran into a chilly reception at the federal appeals court based in Denver on Friday, with judges calling into question not only whether the plaintiffs had the ability to sue over the government’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement, but also if the plaintiffs were even speaking factually about the vaccines. During oral arguments…
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Judge tosses federal employee’s lawsuit against Biden for COVID-19 vaccine mandate
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A judge has dismissed a lawsuit from a federal employee that challenged the constitutionality of President Joe Biden’s executive order mandating vaccination against COVID-19 for federal workers. Although Brian Brass of Jefferson County characterized the vaccination requirement as enslavement and “rape,” U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte Sweeney last month followed the lead of other federal…
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Challenges to vaccine policy at CU medical campus narrowed
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A federal judge has taken a sprawling lawsuit from 17 anonymous staff and students at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus and pared down the number of legal claims that may go forward challenging the school’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore previously declined to block the medical campus’ vaccine…
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10th Circuit weighs whether CU medical school’s vaccine mandate burdens free exercise of religion
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Although a trial judge believed the University of Colorado was not obligated to accommodate more than a dozen medical students and staff whose religious beliefs opposed vaccination for COVID-19, the federal appeals court based in Denver appeared less supportive of the school on Wednesday. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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Polis presses Biden for COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5, criticizes FDA’s ‘lack of action’
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Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday urged the Biden administration to get a vaccine deployed to children under 5, criticizing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its “lack of action and urgency.” In his letter, Polis noted that Colorado is home to a quarter-million children under 5 who remain at risk of contracting the virus. The…
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Patients who received invalid COVID shots from Centennial clinic should get revaccinated, health officials say
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People who received an invalid dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Centennial-based Health Now Family Practice will need to repeat their dose or doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced Tuesday. Officials said Health Now representatives will contact affected patients and provide them…
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Masks, vaccinations should be framed as ‘matter of personal responsibility,’ Polis says
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As the omicron wave ebbs, state and local leaders should frame masks and vaccinations as a matter of personal responsibility, Gov. Jared Polis said Sunday during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Over the past two weeks, a number of states have eased their mask restrictions. Polis lifted Colorado’s mask mandate last year. “As…
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Children under 5 may be eligible for vaccines by President’s Day, Colorado official says
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Federal regulators are preparing to meet next week to discuss approving Pfizer’s vaccine for children as young as 6 months old, and a top Colorado health official said Thursday that doses could begin being distributed here within the next two weeks. The only Americans not approved to receive vaccines are those under the age of…
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Judge tosses lawsuit over military vaccination mandate
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A federal judge in Colorado threw out a lawsuit from two service members seeking to halt the “forcible inoculation” of military employees and prevent the U.S. Department of Defense from requiring vaccinations for people who already contracted COVID-19. U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore found that the plaintiffs had reportedly received or were being…
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Judge allows anti-vaxers to remain anonymous while challenging CU vaccination policy
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The public will not know the identities of the University of Colorado medical staff and students who are challenging the institution’s vaccination policy, after a federal judge acknowledged a hostile climate exists toward people who choose not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Eleven women and seven men have filed a lawsuit alleging the unconstitutionality of…
